by our College Data Analytics TeamBefore making a decision to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, student athletes should take a look at the information presented here on the sports team they are interested in as well as the general athletics program.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo competes in the NCAA Division I-FCS , and is one of the Big Sky Conference schools.
A total number of 755 student athletes participate in varsity sports at the school, 417 of whom are male and 338 are female. They receive, on average, about $8,520 in sports-related student aid to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Looking at the difference between men and women, males received an average of about $8,646 and women received an average of $8,366.
The sports at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are led by 19 head coaches, 9 of whom coach male teams and 10 of whom spearhead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $196,109 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $118,755.
There are also 47 assitant coaches of sports at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. That breaks down to 29 assistant coaches of men’s teams and 18 assistant coaches of women’s teams. The assistant coaches for women’s teams make an average of $77,380 while the ones for men’s team make about $86,518 a year. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo sports teams made $28,998,889 in revenue, but they did have to spend $27,857,623 for expenses. In other words, the sports department made a profit of $1,141,266. That’s a whole lot better than taking a loss!
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
Below we give a summary of the data we have for each sport at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, including rankings when the school made it to one of our Best Schools for a Sport lists. College Factual’s sports rankings are a little different than the other ones you’ll find on the Internet, since our analyses take both athletics and academics into account. Because, after all, there is life after college sports, and a good education will make it easier to succeed in that life.
There are 39 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s baseball team, and they are led by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team members have more than baseball on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 979.
In terms of financials, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo baseball program paid out $1,704,552 in expenses and made $1,978,459 in total revenue. This means the program turned a profit, making $273,907 for the school. This is great since many college sports programs lose money.
The 16-player men’s basketball team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is kept in shape by one head coach and 3 assistant coaches. The team’s academic progress rate of 958 is one sign of how well teammates do in the classroom.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brought in $2,091,234 in revenue from its men’s basketball program while paying out $2,091,234 in expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 18 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s basketball team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 980, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s basketball program paid out $1,665,391 in expenses and made $1,665,391 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 14 assistant coaches train and lead the 137 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s football team. The team members have more than football on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 983.
In terms of financials, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo football program paid out $5,757,116 in expenses and made $5,757,116 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and assistant coach train and lead the 10 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf team. The team members have more than golf on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s golf program brought home $543,328 in revenue and paid out $543,328 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 9 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 986, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s golf program brought home $548,306 in revenue and paid out $548,306 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The head coach and 3 assistant coaches train and lead the 44 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s soccer team. The team has an academic progress rate of 965, which is a measure of how well they do in the classroom.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo brought in $855,420 in revenue from its men’s soccer program while paying out $855,420 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 47 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer team are led by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 993, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s soccer program brought home $942,187 in revenue and paid out $942,187 in total expenses. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 22 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s softball team. Teammates care for more than softball, too. Their great academic progress rate of 997 is a sign that they spend ample time on their studies as well.
On the money side of things, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s softball program brought home $965,403 in revenue and paid out $965,403 in total expenses. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming and diving team is made up of 28 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s swimming and diving program paid out $288,813 in expenses while making $288,813 in total revenue. Even though this means that the program didn’t make any money, at least it wasn’t in the red.
There are 31 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s swimming and diving team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The women’s swimming and diving program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo made $415,019 in revenue and spent $415,019 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
There are 10 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches. With an excellent academic progress rate of 984, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
In terms of financials, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s tennis program paid out $510,501 in expenses and made $510,501 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 10 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis team. The team members have more than tennis on their mind, too, as seen by the team’s great academic progress rate of 1000.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s tennis program paid out $536,065 in expenses while making $536,065 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s track and field team is made up of 98 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s track and field program paid out $645,044 in expenses while making $645,044 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The 156-player women’s track and field team at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is kept in shape by 2 head coaches and 3 assistant coaches. There are 156 players on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s track and field team, and they are led by one head coach and one assistant coach.
The women’s track and field program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo made $837,048 in revenue and spent $837,048 in expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s volleyball team is made up of 21 players who, in turn, are trained and guided by a head coach and 3 assistant coaches. In addition to spending time on the field, teammates score well in the classroom, too. As a whole, the team has a super academic progress rate of 1000.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo women’s volleyball program paid out $932,348 in expenses while making $932,348 in total revenue. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 35 players of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo men’s wrestling team. With an excellent academic progress rate of 992, the team has shown that they take there time in the classroom seriously.
The Cal Poly San Luis Obispo wrestling program paid out $899,952 in expenses while making $899,952 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
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